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1 World Book Online: The trusted, student-friendly online reference tool. World Book Advanced Database Name: Date: American Civil War: Battles Have you ever visited a battlefield from the Civil war or any other war? How do you feel when you walk where history was made? Can you imagine what it would have been like to be a soldier during these battles? Let s learn about some of the battles of the war that took more American lives than any other war in history. First, log onto Then, click on Advanced. If prompted, log on with ID and password Find It! Find the answers to the questions below by using the Search tool to search key words. Since this activity is about American Civil War battles, you can start by searching the key words American Civil War. Write the answers on the lines provided or below the question. 1. The Civil War began when Confederate forces attacked on April 12, What battle, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war? 3. Stonewall Jackson died not long after being shot at which battle? 4. Who was nicknamed The Rock of Chickamauga? 5. Where and when did the Civil War s last battle take place? *Users of the Advanced database can find extension activities at the end of this webquest.

2 6. Confederate General John B. Hood ordered six reckless charges, costing the Confederates about 6,300 casualties, including 6 generals, at the Battle of. 7. Match the battle with the state in which it was fought. 1. Antietam (Sharpsburg) 2. Chickamauga 3. Fort Sumter 4. Fredericksburg 5. Gettysburg 6. Mobile Bay 7. Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) 8. Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) A. Arkansas B. Alabama C. Georgia D. Maryland E. Pennsylvania F. South Carolina G. Tennessee H. Virginia 8. Why do many Civil War battles have two names? 9. What were the names of the two ships that fought history s first battle between ironclad warships? True or False Write True if the statement about the Civil War battle is correct. If the statement is not correct, write False and correct the statement in the space below. 10. Union troops captured Vicksburg, Mississippi, the day after the Battle of Gettysburg. 11. Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Gettysburg. 12. Black troops were not allowed to fight in any Civil War battles. 13. The Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro) had the highest casualty rate of the war. 14. Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeated Union General Ambrose Burnside at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

3 Union or Confederate Victory? Using either the text of the American Civil War article and/or the Major battles of the American Civil War table, for each of the following battles, write Union if Union forces won the battle, or Confederate if Confederate forces won the battle. 15. Chattanooga 16. Chickamauga 17. Fort Donelson 18. Fredericksburg 19. Nashville 20. Second Bull Run (Second Manassas) 21. Vicksburg 22. After the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor, Ulysses S. Grant was called butcher Grant. Why was he given that nickname? 23. Why did Abraham Lincoln replace General George McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside after McClellan s victory at the Battle of Antietam? 24. Look at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House article. Why would General John Sedgwick s words probably not be reassuring to his troops? 25. Look at the Battle of Fredericksburg article. What led Robert E. Lee to say, It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.?

4 26. Look at the Siege of Petersburg article. How did Union General William Smith miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg months before it was actually captured? Map It! Within the American Civil War article, you will find the map American Civil War: Battle of Chancellorsville. Study the map and answer the following questions. 27. General Joseph Hooker s forces travelled to Chancellorsville using which road? 28. What did Stonewall Jackson s troops do on May 2, 1863? 29. Which river did the Union army cross when it retreated? Within the American Civil War article, you will find the map American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg. Study the map and answer the following questions. 30. One of the reasons that Confederate and Union forces met at Gettysburg was because of the many roads leading into the town. Using the map, name 7 roads (or pikes) that lead into Gettysburg. 31. What is the name of the road that the Confederate soldiers crossed to get from Seminary Ridge to Cemetery Ridge during Pickett s charge?

5 Timeline Imagine that you are a soldier who fought (and survived!) all of the following battles. Put the battles in order of when you fought in them. Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of the Wilderness Battles of the Seven Days First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) Siege of Petersburg Extension Activity 1 Write a 1-2 page letter from the perspective of a Union soldier after the Battle of Gettysburg, telling your family about the battle. Tell them what happened to you and the other Union soldiers; your opinion of the decisions made by the various generals (both North and South), including your opinion of George Meade s decision not to pursue Robert E. Lee s army; and anything else you think is important. Extension Activity 2 Imagine that your school asked you to guide a one-week Civil War battlefield tour. Which 7 battlefields would be on your tour? Don t worry about distance, just assume that you and your classmates will be able to travel from one battlefield to the next each day. Why did you choose these 7 battlefields? What do you expect to see at each one? Extension Activity 3 If you could go back in time and (safely) view one Civil War battle while it was being fought, which one would it be? Why did you choose that battle? What would you see at there? Is there a certain part of this battle that you are most interested in seeing? Read more about the Civil War by visiting World Book s ebook collection: American Civil War. Chicago: World Book, Documenting History. World ebook. Web. 22 Oct < /detail.do>.

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7 Answers: Teacher Page 1. The Civil War began when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) was the bloodiest single-day battle in the war. 3. Stonewall Jackson died not long after being shot at the Battle of Chancellorsville. 4. George H. Thomas was nicknamed The Rock of Chickamauga. 5. The Civil War s last battle took place at Palmito Ranch, near the southern tip of Texas, on May 13, Confederate General John B. Hood ordered six reckless charges, costing the Confederates about 6,300 casualties, including 6 generals, at the Battle of Franklin. 7. Antietam (Sharpsburg) D Chickamauga C Fort Sumter F Fredericksburg H Gettysburg E Mobile Bay B Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) A Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) G 8. Many Civil War battles have two names because the Confederates named them after the nearest settlement, and Northerners named them after the nearest body of water. 9. History s first battle of ironclad warships was between the Monitor and the Merrimack (renamed the Virginia). 10. True 11. False. Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg). 12. False. Blacks fought in nearly 500 Civil War engagements, including 39 major battles. About 35,000 black servicemen lost their lives. 13. True 14. False. Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeated Union General Joseph Hooker at the Battle of Chancellorsville. 15. Chattanooga Union 16. Chickamauga Confederate 17. Fort Donelson Union 18. Fredericksburg Confederate 19. Nashville Union

8 20. Second Bull Run (Second Manassas) Confederate 21. Vicksburg Union 22. Grant was called butcher Grant because in a month of fighting he lost almost 40,000 men in those 3 battles. 23. Abraham Lincoln replaced George McClellan because after the victory at Antietam, McClellan (who Lincoln had long felt was not aggressive enough) had permitted the Confederate army to retreat with almost no interference. 24. General John Sedgwick was killed by a sharpshooter moments after saying that the Confederates couldn t hit an elephant at that distance. 25. Robert E. Lee made the comment after watching repeated Union attacks against Marye s Heights get slaughtered. At the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Union army suffered approximately 13,000 casualties, mostly in front of Marye s Heights. 26. In the middle of June, despite having a much larger force, Smith was reluctant to order a direct assault against the Confederates. After he quickly defeated the Confederates when he finally did attack, he waited for reinforcements before trying to capture the city. While the Union army waited, the Confederate army was able to send reinforcements, forcing Ulysses S. Grant to have to take Petersburg by siege. 27. General Joseph Hooker travelled to Chancellorsville using Ely s Ford Road. 28. On May 2, 1863, Stonewall Jackson s troops marched behind Union positions. 29. The Union army retreated across the Rappahannock River. 30. The 7 roads are Chambersburg Pike, York Pike, Hanover Road, Baltimore Pike, Taneytown Road, Emmitsburg Road, and Hagerstown Road. 31. The Confederates crossed the Emmitsburg Road during Pickett s charge. Timeline The correct order of the battles is: First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) Battles of the Seven Days Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Extension Activities 1, 2, and 3: Answers will vary.